4 million tons of grain were exported in two months

The speed of delivery of Ukrainian agricultural products decreased by more than half compared to last year.

During the two months of the marketing year (July-June), Ukraine exported 3.96 million tons of grain crops, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported on Wednesday, August 31.

Compared to the same period last year, export rates were 2.17 times lower (8.6 million tons).

In two months, Ukraine supplied foreign markets with 1.14 million tons of wheat (four times less compared to the same date in 2021/2022 MY), 310 thousand tons of barley (8.9 times less) , 0.5 thousand tons of rye (25 times less) and 11.9 thousand tons of flour (two times less). At the same time, the export rate of corn has doubled the volumes of last year – 2.49 million tons.

It should be noted that about 1.5 million tons of grain were exported in the past month after the unblocking of Ukrainian ports. In just one month, the movement of 134 ships was allowed – 73 arrived in Ukrainian ports and 62 left them.

Recall that in 2021/2022 MY Ukraine exported 48.51 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, which is 8.4% higher than the previous MY (44.72 million tons).

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